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Kidbazooka
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Link Posted on May 15 2016 02:24 AM

I just scored a sweet 1961 Fender Reverb - not a reissue - in great shape and with the original tubes too! Filter caps look ok. Anyway, the bonehead shipper did not lock the tank and one of the connectors inside the pan was damaged beyond repair. What is the correct model reverb tank for these vintage units? Are they the same as the reissue? Any suggestions on a particular brand? Stay with 2 spring or go with 3? Anyway, the most important question is what is the correct model number for these old beauties? Please help!

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RobinsonCrusoe
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Link Posted on May 15 2016 05:06 AM

Look here Gibbs reverb pan just installed...
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/2793/?page=4

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Kidbazooka
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Link Posted on May 15 2016 07:00 AM

Thanks, I saw the chart and read through the posts. It sounds as if you're recommending a Gibbs to replace the Accutronics which apparently now are made overseas. Great info there, thanks. My problem is still trying to get the original part number. I do not have the tank with me as I left everything at the shop, so I can't study it for codes that are stamped on it, nor can I measure impedance in and out etc. Isn't there some reference somewhere that just says that a certain Accutronics reverb tank fits those old 61 Fender Reverbs? Then I can look for the Accutronics equivalence. I guess I'm looking for a code in this format: 4AB3C1C. Could that be the correct code for a 61 Fender reverb - not a reissue Reverb nor a modern kit?

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Link Posted on May 15 2016 07:32 AM

Kidbazooka wrote:

Isn't there some reference somewhere that just says that a certain Accutronics reverb tank fits those old 61 Fender Reverbs? Then I can look for the Accutronics equivalence. I guess I'm looking for a code in this format: 4AB3C1C.

Nice score. Smile You have the correct reference number for the pan, which is an Accutronics numbering scheme - which even the other makers of pans have used since the characters in the number itself each mean something as to specs. Some of the early pans were only marked with Fender's PN so it can be a challenge to find one and it still doesn't mean they're in good shape - things fail over time, springs, transducers etc. Replacing a pan is like replacing tubes and is part & parcel of owning something like that. If you don't succeed in your quest for an original, the Korean Accutronics are actually pretty good (got one included in the G-Spring that Dario Gomez built for me.)

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Link Posted on May 15 2016 08:09 AM

A 1961 Reverb pan should be a Hammond pan. Gibbs took over production from Hammond in 1964 and this is all before Accutronics was a company.

I suggest trying to find an era correct replacement. And you should out in an insurance claim with the shipper to cover the cost of the new pan.

I would have no qualms not locking the tank before shipping it. I'm actually an anti-locker. Hear of any combo amp pans breaking?

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Ariel
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Link Posted on May 15 2016 11:22 AM

Kidbazooka wrote:

... one of the connectors inside the pan was damaged beyond repair.

Just wondering... What exactly was damaged and how. The electronic part is extremely primitive. Connectors can be replaced, cables/components can be re-soldered, and so on.

If it's mechanical damage, i.e.- springs damage, or the part where they meet the transducers, then that would be a problem.

Maybe it can still be rescued, and if it's an original 1961 pan it's worth the effort, IMO.

If you'd post pics of the damage, there's a good chance people here will have an idea on how to fix it.
I don't you if you know, but lurking here are some of the most knowledgeable and insane reverb enthusiasts on the planet. Cool

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